Battle of Brihuega

The Battle of Brihuega took place on 8 December 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession, during the Allied retreat from Madrid to Barcelona. A British Army rearguard led by James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope was cut off and trapped within the town of Brihuega before being overwhelmed by a Franco-Spanish army under the command of Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme. The battle, along with other events, brought an end to British participation in the war.

For the 1937 Spanish Civil War battle, see Battle of Guadalajara.
Battle of Brihuega
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

A portrait of the Duke of Vendôme
Date8–9 December, 1710
Location
Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain
40°46′N 2°52′W
Result Franco-Spanish victory
Belligerents
 France
Bourbon Spain		  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Vendôme Lord Stanhope  
Charles Wills  
Strength
10,000 4,000
Casualties and losses
1,200 dead or wounded 600 dead
3,400 wounded or captured
Brihuega
Madrid
Spain
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